Adriana Diaz (journalist)

Adriana Sabrina Diaz (born 1984 in New York City) is an American television journalist for CBS News.

Early life and education

Born to Dominican immigrants, at the age of 17 she won the title of Miss New York Teen USA 2003. She competed at Miss Teen USA 2003, held in Palm Springs, California. That pageant was won by Tami Farrell. Diaz won the Miss New York USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005.[1] She competed for the title of Miss USA in Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 2006. The pageant was won by Miss Kentucky, Tara Conner. Diaz attended Stuyvesant High School in NYC and has a master's degree in Public Affairs and Public Administration from Columbia University.[2]

Career

Diaz is a CBS News national correspondent based in Chicago, Illinois, USA.[2] Previously, Diaz was the Beijing-based correspondent for CBS News and has worked as a digital journalist in the network's headquarters in New York City. Prior to that, Diaz had worked for Channel One News, a youth-oriented news program. She was a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs.[2]

Diaz has also filled in as anchor on the CBS 2 Chicago news.[3]

References
  1. "Diaz '06 crowned Miss New York". The Daily Princetonian. 3 December 2005.
  2. "Adriana Diaz". CBS News. CBS Broadcasting. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  3. Video on YouTube
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Meaghan Jarensky		 Miss New York USA
2006		 Succeeded by
Gloria Almonte
Preceded by
Marley Delduchetto		 Miss New York Teen USA
2003		 Succeeded by
Catherine Muldoon


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